Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: HIA report showed new home sales up 0.2 percent in January. National Australia Bank’s business confidence marginally declines to 5 from 6.
- United Kingdom: RICS housing price balance is up 25 percent in January.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Flash Machine tools orders numbers will be published at 6:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: Unemployment report for January will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Germany: Trade balance report for January will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Australia: RBA governor is scheduled to speak at 8:15 GMT.
- Greece: Industrial production report for December and unemployment report for November will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Global trade balance report will be released today.
- United States: Weekly jobless claims report will be published at 13:30 GMT, followed by December wholesale inventories report at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT. FOMC’s Evans is scheduled to speak at 18:00 GMT.
- Canada: New house price index will be updated for December at 13:30 GMT.
- Japan: Domestic corporate goods price index will be updated for January at 23:50 GMT.
- Auction: Spain will auction 10-year bond today. UK will auction 30-year bond. US will auction 30-year bond at 18:00 GMT.


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